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PW Photography
SPECIAL EVENT: November 8, 2014
The Shoot Space is thrilled to host award-winning photographer Pete Wright of PW Photography as he shares the secrets to high-drama Film Noir styled photography.
Course Description
Looking for new creative outlets? Want to push yourself further in your understanding and grasp of lighting technique? Love drama? This workshop is for you!
The Film Noir Workshop will cover a vast range of information at each location. The goal is to ensure that each attendee has a strong understanding of basic lighting patterns and posing before continuing on to the task of creating images. We will be working with modern versions of traditional lighting modifiers that were true to the era of the 1920’s and 1930’s, so there will be NO softboxes used in this workshop. After working with modifiers like fresnels, snoots, grids and barndoors, you will quickly hone in on seeing lighting patterns. We will be working with both constant lights and strobes so there will be multiple shooting opportunities.
During the class we will cover information about props, wardrobe, jewelry and furnishing of the era and then use those elements to create an authentic feeling set to photograph in. Once we have created the set, we will place and pose a model within the set and working on refinements to make the model look her absolute best for images. A major focus of the workshop will be building with light, starting with one light and then adding additional lights. This will help everyone understand the best place for each light and the purpose of each light you would use in a Film Noir portrait.
At the end of each class you will leave with great images and the knowledge needed to recreate those images.
About the Speaker:
Pete Wright is an international award-winning Master Photographer based out of Richmond, Virginia. In his 17 years in business, he has photographed everything from professional sports, to weddings, to portraits. In 2014 alone, Pete’s Film Noir work was recognized with Best in Show honors in both Virginia and Southeast PPA (SEPPA), multiple category First Place awards in Virginia, SEPPA and North Carolina and also won the prestigious Canon Par Excellence Award, the Fuji Masterpiece Award, LexJet Sunset Best Portrait Award, and had multiple Film Noir images not only merit, but also entered into the International Loan Collection at PPA.
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